nekom:thomps: what if north korea really is an amazing land of happiness and plenty and we are the ones being lied to by a vast propaganda machine?

Why not take the tour of fabulous Pyongyang and see for yourself! What wonders await you there, from their giant hotels to their aging fleet of old soviet Migs, it truly is a land of contrast.

well sure, that's how the capitalist imperialists paint pyongyang to us outsiders, but i have no way of knowing that is true. if it were really that bad, why haven't more people left north korea? i'll tell you why: to paraphrase zionist jerry seinfeld, who leaves a country packed with unicorns to come to a non-unicorn country?

A banner reading "Accomplish task suggested by Workers Party Central Committee and Central Army Committee" appears at a rally commemorating the 65th anniversary of North Korean Workers Party in Pyongyang on Feb. 13, 2010.

So poetic. Rhyming "Committee" with "Committee"? Genius! And such beautiful imagery too...

Waffle House Waffle HouseWe are home grownWhere the Customer is kingAnd every booth is a throneWaffle House Waffle HouseHome away from homeScattered Smothered Covered DicedThe All-Star zoneWaffle House Waffle HouseNew home of the Toddle HouseCome one come allBring the whole family outWaffle House Waffle HouseWe're here 24/7Bert's Chili, Alice's TeaWelcome to heaven

thomps:what if north korea really is an amazing land of happiness and plenty and we are the ones being lied to by a vast propaganda machine?

That what I always wonder from time to time. I think that would be a great theme for a story to explore, because we know North Korea's perception of world affairs is different to ours but what if the shoe were on the other foot.

leonel:That what I always wonder from time to time. I think that would be a great theme for a story to explore, because we know North Korea's perception of world affairs is different to ours but what if the shoe were on the other foot.

It could make for an interesting series of alternate-history novels. You'd probably have to file them under science-fiction, though.